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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
5
The City Mission plans a traditional Christmas dinner for about 200 needy guests at Main Street hall from noon to 2. A 4 pm tree event will follow with a program for children. Supt A M Ivey oversees arrangements and hopes for a grand, happy day with donated toys and clothing.
Chicago December 20 opponents of Sunday saloons won a major ruling as Municipal Judge Heap held the state law supreme in the Chamales case. City ordinances restricting Sunday saloons will be excluded from the hearing where they conflict with state statutes.
Grace Hayward and her company visit La Crosse Theater for a week starting Sunday December 22. The popular and cultured actress has dramatized plays and written works including a new piece The Western Girl. Hayward known as Princess Vetive Graustark Thelma Camille and Grau stark will not perform Graustark while here. Her husband business manager George M Gatts will join the engagement.
Mrs. Fred Goddard of 216 South Sixteenth street entertained a family dinner on Tuesday evening for Miss Myrtle Goddard. Covers were laid for ten.
Mrs W H Tarbox of 223 North Eighth Street hosted a Christmas coffee yesterday afternoon. Fifteen ladies attended. Guests of honor included Mrs Fred Hanneman of Minneapolis and Miss Myrtle Goddard. The home sparkled with holly.
The regular weekly rehearsal of the First Baptist Church mixed chorus is in the church auditorium with Miss Cassie Mahlum directing and Christmas music to be sung.
Mrs Theodore Withee arrived Wednesday and will stay for a time followed by her daughter Eleanore and her mother Mrs Shaw. Phillip Thurber home from Racine college for holidays. Mrs J F Cross hosting her mother and two brothers. Another Cross brother sailed from Hampton Roads on the Connecticut. Olga Walloe summoned to Chicago by a brother-in-law's death. Dr F P Carroll visiting from Milwaukee.
A busy note sheet lists local holiday happenings and commerce. City Attorney John F. Doherty returns from Chicago on business while many residents, including Phillip Thurbur and Leonard Jorstad, plan holiday visits, shopping, and gatherings at Schiller saloon and various stores.
City news reports Dr J Schleiter relocating his office to the McMillan Building rooms 305 307 third floor. Gale note that no action was taken on home patronage circulars by the Manufacturers and Labor union, with the matter set to the general meeting in January. Elopers Nelson and his fifteen year old bride were captured in St Louis after fleeing Rushford Minnesota. La Crosse Retail Grocers Association to close all day on Christmas and New Years Day, open the evening before each holiday. Rev Dr Thomas moved from third to fifth floor in the McMillan building, with many thousands of books moved as part of the relocation.
Rev James W Irish of First Methodist Church will address the City Mission on Main Street this evening. He will be accompanied by his singers and an excellent program is assured.
The Claims Committee of the County Board will meet at the County Clerk office on Monday December 23. All parties with claims against the county are requested to file bills with the county clerk on or before that date.
In a historical vignette a dyer spills dye on Caesar's toga provoking anger. Caesar seizes the vase and hurls it after the fleeing dyer, declaring the dye is cast as he goes to change his linen.
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